three generations of a family die in a house fire despite having working smoke alarm autos hundreds of bales of hay are burning in southern california now and how the smoke is impacting air quality. >> marking a somber anniversary. the father of polly klaus speaks to abc 7 news after 20 years. >> and uncovering mysteries under the ocean. cameras scientists are using to explore an under with ther volcano and creature that's live in it.

>> we're in the business of saving lives. >> an emotional san francisco fire chief talks about this tragic apartment fire that killed three againation againations -- generations of the same family. a 1-year-old girl, her father and grandfather. >> the fire broke out around 1:30 this morning at 18th avenue in the sunset neighborhood. heather? >> some grim-faced firefighters were here for maybe about an hour late this afternoon debriefing on what happened here. the authorities identified the victims. the cause is still under investigation what happened here was deemed an accident.

fire officials say one contributing factor might be the hope was sell sealed with new double paned windows did that did not pop out despite the heat. >> everybody is hurting a little bit this morning. that is not what we're in the business of doing. >> the fire department got the call just after 1:30 this morning. getting into the house was difficult. it took three to five minutes to cut through the front gate. they were trying to get into the garage where they believe the fire started. jordan lives across street and watched as they did get into the garage. >> flames about five to six feet. >> the grandfather was sound found in full cardiac arrest. the 1-year-old nound a third floor bathroom. the mother escaped out of back. the flames stray stayed on the ground floor, upstairs skmeet

smoke. maxwell sag watched as firefighters brought the victims out. >> they were screaming baby, baby. >> oh, my gosh. how long do you think they worked on the baby? >> probably an hour. it's heart breaking. i didn't understand. it was something out of the world. very hard to look at and hard to watch. >> officials say the smoke dedoctors were working. >> seems like they were doing all of the right things. house was not cluttered working smoke detectors just very, very tragic this morn oogt baby died in the hospital as did the grandfather later in the day. >> a teen-aged boy who died in a car accident today is a 16-year-old student at lincoln high school in the sunset district. it happened just before 7:00 a.m. the streets reopened within

the last hours. the fire department says a woman driving a silver suv ran read red lights on 80 miles per hour before rear ending the minivan in which kevin was riding. his mother and sister were critically injured. the other driver not seriously hurt. police say man slaught qlaerjs are likely. >> high rate of speed that silver vehicle had been traveling in for several blocks. witnesses, independent witnesses said that they couldn't believe how fast that car was going. >> a catering truck was clipped in the collision, three employees went to the hospital but are going to be okay. >> the man accused of killing a college student may have been out hunting for a victim. he is facing several charges the district attorney says he

faces assault charges for confronting another person earlier in the day. >> with earlier assault looks like he was looking to kill someone. seems like he didn't quite pull the trigger and then, he obviously did. >> police say he flashed his handgun on the train several times knox one noticed, though. >> san francisco police have questioned and released a second person connected with the stabbing of a dodgers fan. don jona than denver from fort bragg was killed wednesday night. police arrested michael montgomery yesterday. police are still searching for other suspects. police saymont gom skpri denver got into an argument, someone in montgomery's group was wearing a giants hat. denver wearing a giants hat, or gear. the family said it was self-defense, denver's family

saying it pains us john was taken from us at an early age wex feel this is a society whose values seem to have deteriorated over time. >>. and last night abc 7 news cameras caught arrestses for public intoxication. the police have not reported serious insy deents a toddler struck an an suv this week has died. a 2-year-old chased a ball into the street and was hit by that suv. the driver told police he didn't see the little girl. the man got out of the car to help but was beaten up by the family. she died at children's

hospital, oakland. >> a giant hay fire caused air quality problems in parts of the bay area. that broke just before midnight 20 miles from vacaville there. is a lot of smoke in the air. officials say the fire could take another two days to burn itself out. you can see how bad it s nick? >> look behind me, you can see thick smoke continued to pour over yolo county. the major connector at one point the smoke so bad it raised health concerns because flames have been burning in those hay stacks since last night. >> this was the scene of a hay fire as it burned in the peak. firefighters from winters and five other surrounding agencies working to get head of the blaze continuing to

spread to light up the night sky as hay was consumed in the fast-burning inferno parts of yolo county are under a red flag warning. more than 16 hours after the initial 911 call. >> smoke impacts the freeway last night. we had to slow traffic and at times close,. >> smoke had an affect on air quality in winters and beyond. with the help of the wind smoke pushed down to livermore and could be smelled in parts of santa clara county. health officials felt the need to issue an alert. now, the process as firefighters wait for the fire to burn itself out. >> hay bales going for $250 per ton. >> they're switching up strategy autos choosing to

connect the buildings that aren't burning and prevent the spread of the fire. between the structure losses at this time believed to be above $6 million. nick smith abc 7 news. >> smoke caused air quality issues in parts of the east bay and south bay. >> yes. spencer? >> here ais a look first of all. sunny skies mild condition as cross the bay area. and winds are very let's go to a look at smoke conditions today. taking a look at the winds, winds coming out of various -- variable winds, meaning smoke is not traveling

through the same communities continuously that, is good news, now, you'll notice during afternoon hours there is a sharp rise in levels up to a peak of 31 micro grams per cubic meter but that level dropped off sharply by 4:00 this afternoon. so air quality does appear to be improving. and i'm sure we can attribute that in part to those variable winds. dan and carolyn? >> spencer, thank you. bart and two largest unions scheduled to talk every day from now until october 10th. that is when a strike could happen. negotiations continues after a break. bart say the sides still $112 million part. officials are making plans in case there is a strike. they lease aid $21 million strike plan including free charter buses carpool lanes and limited trance bay train service run bif bart managers. now this, calendar shows the dates when both unions are planning to meet with negotiators and goring to meet

every day. but dates with hash marks are when bart plans to meet with just one of the two unions not both. the 60 day cooling off ends october 10th. that is the last they talks are scheduled. >> there is more still head here including plans to trance form parts of san francisco's presidio. the gift that could make that a reality. >> and health problems that shut down a bay area pool. a strange symptoms plaguing players on the water polo team a new warning about scammers targeting people signing up for obama care. what you need

sky 7 hd flew over this large trash fire burning near candle stick park. the fire started around 1:20 this morning. firefighters have spent hours dousing witness water. bulldozers keep uncovering the burning debris. this cell phone video shows the fire after it broke out. a main roadway is now open after it was shut down because of an explosion today. propane tanks ignited in a u haul facility this morning to make sure a massive 1,000 gallon tank did not blow up as well, crews burned off its gas. sky 7 shows you that dousing it to keep it cool with water. as a reprecaution el camino

real was shut down most of the day. >> police searching for the driver in a hit and run accident in atherton happening this morning on glennwood avenue. check ut the scene from sky 7 hd. body of a man discovered just before 6:00 police say he'd been hit and killed by vehicle several hours earlier. right now ifdz reported the body on the side of the road. police say they've identified the victim but are not yet releasing his name until the family is notified. >> a man killed in a crash today. the driver control this morning west of deer valley road. sky hd was overhead as crews worked to pull the driver and two others free. police say the car had been stolen in concord this morning. >> a robber in a halloween mask held up a convenience store overnight. it happened brr 1:00 this morning on north san ma day

yes drive and east bellevue avenue. the clerk told police a man wearing a skull mask pull aid knife on her and ran with cash. police say he had a military-style jacket and dark pants. the clerk thinks he had brown hair but the mask was covering his head. >> san bruin yes officials accusing pg&e legal team of covering up the utility use of faulty records. in a filing thursday, the city contends pg&e legal team filed a minor construction kre correction nine months after a gas electric. investigators found faulty record keeping to be a major contributor to the fire and deadly explosion in san bruno. >> one of the world's biggest construction firms giving a major boost to the develop the presidio. donating $2500 million to help fund what is being called the

tunnel-top parkland. abc 7 news on what that means for the park. >> from far away, the sidewalk along these buildings appears to go to the bay. only when you get closer do you realize it doesn't. a free frae separated hills and trees from meadows and marshes of chrissy field but now with rebar rising up from the roadway that is about to change. >> it will be the place that will be the center piece for the whole presidio, i think. >> they envisioned a truck built on top of the tunnels. it landed once sat in the shad yof a crumbling freeway. now, it's the freeway's turn to be in the shadows of a new national park build on man made bluffs. it's a $50 million project. >> it's largest cash gift ever given to the national park system. in the history of the country.

>> the engineering firm that built hoover dam and bay bridge is donating to build a park that will join the presidio with chrissy field. >> we'll create overlooks. we'll create a visitor hub. >> with building the landscape part going to chrissy field center sitting at the foot of the parkland to help expand programs for kids. >> we have to help build leadership skismts there is engagements. >> the center moved to a temporary home during road construction now planning to turn it's home into a new youth campus. >> we have thoughts about a wellness center focusing on the health of kids and young people. in san francisco, abc 7 news.

>> nice way to head into the weekend. >> spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> nicer tomorrow if you can imagine. sprinkles sunny skies from coast to inland across the bay area, all locations. looking down towards the bay haze perhaps drifting in from the hay fire up in yolo county. it's 67 degrees in san francisco. 69 oakland. 73 san carlos, los gatos, 74. 64 half moon bai. looking towards golden gate bridge, looking at golden gate bridge under blue skies temperatures 76 in santa rosa. concord, 75. livermore, 77. another live view looking out towards the, westward, that is

the easier way. mild to warm tomorrow and a chance of rain in the north bay and there may be lingering showers monday morning. we don't expect this to be a major rain event. storm system moving towards the pacific. moving into our direction and there is a chance of rain from the front if it holds on to moisture swinging through the area. it will be sunny across the bay area, clouds forming into saturday and sunday, there is a chance of light rain developing in the north bay. and maybe a stray shower or two making it farther south or east but any wayne reign will be confined to the north bay and northern most part of the viewing area.

overnight, condoleezza clear skies and lows into low to mid-50s. tomorrow, sunny skies, south bay highs upper 70s to mid-80s. upper 70s from redwood city. on the coast nice and mild with highs ranging from 66 in pacifica to 68 in half moon bay. downtown 72 degrees tomorrow, 68 in the sunset district. highs around 80 degrees in santa rosa and sonoma. looking for highs of 78 in oakland and san leandro. inland east bay, mid-80s or low to mid-80s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. >> so cool down a bit sunday, clouds increase there is a chance of rain that i mentioned from sonoma county northward. clearing out monday afternoon, becoming sunnier into the

middle of the week. >> that is a great looking forecast. >> it is. >> thank you. >> just ahead turning san francisco bay into a bike lane. >> hearing a man that crossed a lane on a floating bicycle and the message behind that. stay with us.

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away from the swimming pool. tests show a chemical imbalance from a high ph level and 10 times acceptable amount of a chlorine mixture, parents say water polio players suffered burning id. bleached hair and the loss of body hair. the school district is down playing affects. >> i don't think you saw a list of things that happened but potential thing that's can happen with a chemical imbalance. >> the only thing i know of saying is that it's concerned about that happening with students. >> a replacement has been ordered and the pool should reopen within a week. >> chemical imbalance is the leeflt of your wor areries on this project. three young swimmers get rgd to take on alcatras them will be here this weekend for annual alcatras invitational. it's a challenge for anyone but these swimmers are visually impaired, the first blind team to compete ask they will have guides.

the swimmers trying to raise money and wareness for foundation for blind children. >> one man found a new way to cross the bay but it requires skill, time, and guts. he founded bay bicycle projects. since it will be 2014 before the bike lanes completed shiler created all bike lanes nlt bay you can see in that road we caught up with him when he reached shore. >> it's not having a boat in the water all the time. it's snag can travel with you. the ride doesn't end at water's edge. you can keep riding. >> off the pontoons of course. he wants to pedal across the hudson. >> don't see it catching on big time. >> yes. >> there is more ahead in our next half hour, a silicon

valley tech pioneer hoping to make a come back and the buzz john mcafee is making over the claim he can make the internet hack proof. >> the kind of girl qo come into the room and without saying it, say remember me? >> the father of polly klaus speaks ahead of the 20th anniversary of her kidnapping and murder. the changes in the law it sparked. >> and a single phone call opening a world of possibility was iran. could there be a new chance at peace with an old

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hard to believe but next week marks the 20thth anniversary of a young girl snatched from her home in petaluma. >> the abduction ask killing of polly klaus led to major changes in this state from the law to police procedure autos wayne freedman is in the newsroom with the story. >> if you lived here 20 years ago you remember the case

vividly. how could we not? today we sat down with mark klaus who has never run from the murder he told us it has given meaning to his life. >> i don't forget, and i don'ting forrive. >> -- forgive. >> mark klau is moved on from pro found personal tragedy, a person with reminders on walls and shelves of his home and heart. >> m my mind she's a 12-year-old girl. i think about high school graduation. getting married. starting her own career. having her own children. of of course i think about those things. >> especially now. october 1 will mark the 20th anniversary of her abduction from a slumber party in her bedroom, an abduction in front of friends that led to her death. >> he had a knife and threatened them. he tied them up and gagged them. and then, he left with the victim. >> polly may have been the

perfect little girl next door. maybe that is why petaluma came out in force to look for her. not tens of people or hundreds but thousands. >> if it was our daughter... that we, you know we'd want people to be out looking for her. >> bring her back. don't hurt her. bring her back. >> it was not to be. and painfully so. imagine learning later police had detained and released the killer richardle davis more than an hour off the break in, they'd known nudging about the crime wai.z a failure. >> what happened is that the interpretation of that all points bulletin by dispatchers is not notify deputies in patrol cars because the media might be monitoring frequencies. >> mark klaus can never bring his daughter back but in the years he made certain the death has some meaning today we have amber alerts and three

strikes law because richard allen davis had been a repeat offender. he's in san quentin now, sentenced to death. >> i will witness that execution with great joi. yes. i'll drink champagne after he is snuffed. and i love it if the last thing he saw were my eyes. because i know the last thing my daughter saw were his eyes. he saw the near her eyes. he would see the hatred in mine. >> beyond three strikes and amber alerts the kidnapping led to requirements requiring sex offenders register where they skplif based on mistakes police made there is a new solt of fbi protocols for missing children cases. mark klaus says he plans to observe the anniversary with close friends and police and volunteers as well as survivors of kidnappings and families he's helped.

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> thank you, wayne a lot of happened in 20 years. developing news tonight. un security council voted to secure and destroy syria's chemz -- chemical weapons stockpile. vote happened less than an hour ago. it's a major break through in the fight to take poison gas. russia and china vetoed three western-backed resolutions pressuring the regime to end the violence. a conference expected to take place in november. >> president obama made history when he spoke with the president of iran. it's the first time m more than 30 years a u.s. president ahas done so. today, president obama and newly effected iranian president rouhani talked on the phone. >> the fact this was the first communications between an american and iranian president since 1979 under scores deep mistrust between our countries but it also indicates the

prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. >> president rouhani was in new york for un general assembly ask tweeted president obama wishing him a nice day. the president said thank you and good buy in farsi. the president talked about the looming budget crisis. there will be a partial government shut down if congress does not approve a spending bill by october 1. congress has until october 17th to increase debt limits. the president said today these are critical for us us and world economies. president obama said republicans delaying bill's approval are just grandstanding. >> tonight money matters concern growing that the budget standoff will hurt economic growth. major markets closed down today. the dow at 15,258, nasdaq

3781. s and p closed at 1691. smem are complaining about that apple's new mobile system ios 7 is making them sick sm. users complaining animation that transitions makes them nauseous. there no way to reverse. >> a silicon valley tech pioneer hoping to make a come back claiming to have a solution to make the internet hack proof. john mcafee is the plan police want to question about a murder. he for a period of time pretended he was crazy. >> john mcafee was and apparently still is a are person of interest in belize after a neighbor was found shot to death with you but is now a person of interest in this conference. the founder of the firm mcafee back in silicon valley promising he has a way to make

the internet hack proof. and everyone is paying attention. >> it is going to be john mcafee or he'llan musk? it's going to be someone like that. >> internet security important to online retailers and banks. but apple co-founder wonders if mcafe ke. create the security with existing internet. >> how do you modify existing infrom a structure? it's like saying we're going get rid of highways and cars and go to another under the ground transportation. where he to build it all. >> online commerce is a concern the founder of atari says hack tacks become more critical as more devices from booth brushes to coffee makers will be connected to the interneat those items may sound like they don't need security but they need knit a big way. there are some hacker can turn

on my coffee pot on vacation. you know? things like that could be a problem. >> the escape from belize and crazy man image, engineers say brand him as an out of the box thinker. he rest left the company years ago, yet, silicon valley embraces people who keep coming up with fresh new ideas. >> john mcafee will be speaking here tomorrow afternoon. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> michael finney is just ahead with a warning about obama care scams. >> how scammers are taking advantage of confusion and how you can protect yourself.

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confusion over obama care making a prime opportunity for scammers to take advantage of you. >> michael finney is here with what you need to know. >> we've been weight for these to come. we knew they were coming. just okay. there is one. these scams are spreading and it's only a matter of time before you run into it.

obama care scams could rear up like poison ivy into oo that is james qigel. the group has members from san francisco based consumer action to all strilt state insurance. he says victims been reported in half of the states in the country. identity thieves knocking on doors claiming to be able tone roll anyone in a program. >> all we need to do owe to sign up and handover bank account numbers and credit card numbers and social security numbers and then you're good to go. >> investigators concluded this one looked like the government-backed site. the look alike had servers in the bay area and texas and traced to a company in panama. peter lee is the director of covered california. the state agency created to implement the act. >> we've set up a center to

look for places where consumers are getting misinformation. >> some scammers offering to enroll you for a fee. you need to know it shouldn't doft sign up. only cost is your share of the premium. >> if someone is knocking on your door you know they're not covered california. >> one woman came knocking. >> she gave the person hundreds of dollars and never saw the money again. she thought she's signing up, guess what? she was scammed. >> near california the official web site is covered ca.com. it's available in 13 language skpbz sure to join us monday for our hot line. a panel of experts from covered california and health

access will be here to take your call asks questions about the affordable care act who. qualifies? what is covered? our phone lines will be open from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. monday and we'll show them here on abc 7 news. we can walk you through perfectly. >> thank you. >> good deal, mike. >> still ahead here tonight mysteries of the ocean. >> cameras and sensors scientists are using to study an underwater volcano and forms of life that depend on it.

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a researcher is back from a deep sea expedition, an effort to study volcanoes. the site is off the pacific northwest coast. the exploratorium is making it available for all of us here in the bay area. >> this university of washington video shows research ship heading for one of the deepest construction sites. >> they're putting in a cable

ocean on serve tori. >> 60% of the eruptions happen underwater on the earth, deep in the open ocean this, vehicle is being lowered into one hot spot 300 miles off the oregon coast. it's part of the coalition launching a newera. mary miller was on that expedition blogging and doing live updates to tell the public what is going on. >> you've seen octopuses and shrimp, and fish. you get the hot fluid that's are supporting communities of life we didn't know existed 30 years ago. >> this is the top of an active volcano. you can see lava flows and a collapsed basin.

in this environment there is live. national science foundation spengd a quarter billion to cover this area with a network of camera asks instruments. this is a system being built that takes tle to four people from the submersible to run it a team of scientists zp z.engineer autos making sure everything is laid out properly. there are no kinks in cable. and they're testing under the ship they'll lay 575 miles of wire and cable to sentd back to land. during this mission, scientists tested some of the equipment and they worked it

was a happy moment on the ship. everybody was excited about that. >> once in place. >> iin activities are eeger to study geology of the ocean and live that depends on it. ocean observatory has six research sites but this is the only one that includes that cable system on the sea floor. we have a link to more video and details on awc 7 news.com just click under see it on tv. very, very cool. >> yes. those images are incredible. starting team, nice, sunny and warm, upper 60s near the coast. if you get there early it will be sunny and mild. still going to be a pleasant day. here is the accu-weather forecast. there may be light rain showers sunday into monday.

and dries out warms up next week. >> big decision and question in raiders camp. >> yes. >> who is playing quarterback sunday? that is what they've got to decide. and

good evening. 49ers back to basics grinding out a win over rams going with power on the ground to set up a pass being game. he ran for 153 yards surpassing his total for first three games combined and vernon davis playing only 85% caught a touchdown pass. and niners got a win. >> just a special creation. he is a different kind of blood flowing through him than you and i do. tear in his hamstring then all of a sudden it just heals back

together. >> i wish i had that blood. now it's time for vernon's view. abc 7's mike shum onspoke with a focus on ham string injury. >> i think we're both nervous of what is going to happen once the game started. did you feel that way? >> i was, i was nervous. i didn't, i'm like, oh, i hope i don't pull anything again. it's -- i do it will be another set back soy just went throat with faith and believed in myself. if i just go out and play at 100%, play fast he did play fast we'll have another edition a week from sunday when he sits down for a

conversation with shu. terrell prior has been cleared for full contact after suffering a concussion on monday night. flynn getting work this week, prior still has one final test he's got to pass before being cleared to play sunday against the reds. he wants to play. bears heading to eugene, oregon they meet may need it because they're facing maybe the best offense in the country. and it could be a long night. >> i think they're scoring what? 61 a game so they're moving the ball well and scoring points. you know? we want to play in a couple of

those this year. you know they have it. if we can do that, maybe we'll have advantage. >> after the game around 8:30 here on abc 7. warriors starting training camp tomorrow today facing the media and one media imposter. you don't have to jam the phone into his mouth there. i asked about an endorsement deal. >> what are you looking for? >> peace andite. clear with the question. >> that is a strange moment, brian wilson confronted president and ceo larry bear because he hasn't received his

2012 world series ring. giants saying they tried to get his ring and he's now with the dodgers. crisis resolved we assume. abc 7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> what kind of heat is that? >> good thing there is six feet separating them. >> and coming up at 9:00 a resort that is able to turn on snow making equipment this early. >> then at 11:00 we're learning more tonight about a 16-year-old san francisco stud qlont died in a horrific car crash in the city this morning. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. our coverage continues on abc 7 news bay area. 7 news bay area. >

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